The Effect of Laser Therapy on Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

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• Conditions: Carpal tunnel syndrome.; Carpal tunnel syndrome; G56.0

• Registration Number: IRCT20201130049543N1
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of social welfare and rehabilitation sciences

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 5 January 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 65

Inclusion Criteria

Patients from 30-50 years of age
Duration of symptoms for at least 3 months

Exclusion Criteria

The presence of other neuropathic diseases such as polyneuropathy, cervical radiculopathy, or brachial plexopathy (including thoracic outlet syndrome)
Systemic diseases that can affect the severity or treatment, such as hypothyroidism, gout, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney deficiency, and acromegaly,
History of carpal tunnel release surgery,
Wrist fracture
Pregnancy
History of injectionin the carpal tunnel in the last month.

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain. Timepoint: Before the treatment and immediately and 12 weeks after the last treatment session. Method of measurement: Visual analogue scale (VAS).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Grip strenghth. Timepoint: Before the treatment and immediately and 12 weeks after the last treatment session. Method of measurement: Manual dynamometer.;Median nerve conduction study. Timepoint: Before the treatment and immediately and 12 weeks after the last treatment session. Method of measurement: Electrodiagnosis test, by EMG-NCS devices.;Symptoms and function. Timepoint: Before the treatment and immediately and 12 weeks after the last treatment session. Method of measurement: Boston questionnair.